Ancient Egypt Egypt of Long Ago

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Ancient EgyptEgypt of Long Ago

• Mary Mathias
• SPS ITRT

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• What were some of the things you learned about
  Ancient China?
• Take a minute and write them down on your sticky
  notes. Go up and place them on the Venn Diagram
  on the board.
• Okay, now were going to see how much you already
  know about Ancient Egypt.
• Ready???

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Question 1

• Egypt is located on what continent?
• Asia
• Antarctica
• Maylasia
• Africa

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• d) Africa

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Question 2

• The Egyptians used a way of writing that
  included drawings and symbols. What was this
  particular way of writing called?
• hieroglyphics
• characters and symbols
• drawings
• sphinx scratch

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• a) heiroglyphics

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Question 3

• The Great Wall is located in China. What
  example of architecture can be seen in Egypt?
• stilt houses
• pyramids
• dikes
• salt mines

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• b) pyramids

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Question 4

• A contribution is which of the following
• disease
• hate
• an act of giving or doing something
• region

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• c) an act of giving or doing something

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Question 5

• The word architecture means which of the
  following
• Art
• Aristotle
• A type of photography
• The design of buildings

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• d) The design of buildings

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Question 6

• Which of these inventions came from Ancient
  Egypt?
• Paper made from papyrus
• 365 day calendar
• Both a and b
• None of the above

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• C) Both a and b
• Paper made from papyrus
• 365 day calendar

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Question 7

• True or False
• Many inventions from Ancient China and Egypt are
  still used today.

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• True

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Question 8

• The _________ was also invented by early
  Egyptians. We use this in our classroom.
• fireworks
• bronze
• silk
• clock

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• d) clock

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Question 9

• Some scientists have discovered objects around
  ancient Egypt that are thousands of years old.
  The word ancient means
• long, long ago
• b) new
• c) scary
• d) useful

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• a) long, long ago

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Question 10

• Which river provided everything needed for life
  in Ancient Egypt. It also flooded every year?
• The Yangtze River
• The Yellow River
• The Nile River
• The Mississippi River

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• c) The Nile River

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Ancient Egypt

• As you watch the following clip from Discovery
  Streaming, look for these things
• -Where is Egypt located?
• -What was their written language?
• -What inventions did they create?
• -What was life like as a kid in Egypt?
• Journals Through History Egypt Constructing
  Civilization

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Terms to Know

• Ancient- long, long ago
• Architecture- the design of
• 
  buildings
• Contribution- the act of giving or
• 
  doing something

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Where is Egypt Located?

• Egypt is located on the continent of Africa

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Contributions

• The ancient Egyptians made many
• contributions to the world that we still use
• today. From language to inventions to even
  architecture, we can still see their influence.

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Written Language

• The Egyptians developed a system of writing that
  used pictures and symbols
• This was called hieroglyphics
• Click on the pictures below to learn more about
  Egypts written language

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Inventions

• The Egyptians invented these things that we still
  use today
• Paper (they made it from papyrus)
• 365 day calendar
• Clock

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Architecture

• The Egyptians built pyramids as burial chambers
  for pharaohs who died and needed a resting place
  for the afterlife
• Click the pyramid below to find out more about
  the largest pyramid on earth, the Great Pyramid

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Climate

• The climate, or type of weather an area has over
  a long period of time, in Egypt was
• hot and dry
• Click on the dry, parched ground to discover more
  about Egypt.

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Land

• The land, or the shape of the lands surface, of
  Egypt includes
• -Nile River Valley
• -Deserts
• -Flooding

How Did the Nile Affect Human Life?
Maps
Facts
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Other Fun Resources

• Egypt Millionaire Game
• China/Egypt Quiz
• Egypt Review Sheet
• Magic Schoolbus How a Mummy is Made